-
2700 BCE
Tea
Chinese have been drinking tea since at least 2700 B.C. -
1250 BCE
Gunpowder
The Chinese invented gunpowder in the 13th century. -
300 BCE
Compass
The Chinese invented the compass in the 3rd century. -
200 BCE
Steel
The Chinese first made steel before 200 B.C.E. -
100
Porcelain
Another Chinese invention is porcelain which was invented in the 1st century. -
200
Paper Making
The Chinese invented the art of paper making by the second century C.E. -
700
Printing
In about the 7th century,
the Chinese invented a technique called woodblock
printing. -
800
Mechanical clock
The Chinese developed the first mechanical clock in about the 8th
century. -
800
Paper money
Money was invented by the Chinese in the late 8th or early 9th century. -
900
Game cards
Game cards were invented in China in about the 9th century.
